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PATENTED .AUG. 4, 1908.

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DAVID HOWE, or UPSON, WISCONSIN.

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Patented. Aug. 4, 1908.

Application filed April 1,- 1908. Serial No. 424,5oa.

of the United'states, residing at Upson, in

"the county of Iron and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new :and'. useful --Im-" rovements in Measures, of which the folowing is'a specification, reference being had f tion of t I hook.

I to the 'accomp'anyingdrawings' .sistsof-a body ha ving ahin ed bottom apld evic .t ei" My invention relates to improvements in measures for grain andthe like, and it conan improved catch e or hbldin bottom closed,--and releasing it when it 1s desired todischarge the contents of the measure.

With the aboveandother objects in view, the; invention consists of the novel features ofconstruction and the combination and. ar-

ran ement of parts hereinafter full descri ed and claimed, and, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which ,1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved measure; Fig: 2 is a vertical sectional view; Fig. 3 1s a horizontal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in Fig. 2 and Fi 4 is a detail view of the upper (pore measure showing its suspen mg My improved measure has a cylindrical body 1. which may be tapered slilglhtly to wards its lower end if desired and w ich ma be provided at one or more'points with hOIlzontal graduation marks 2. But one of these marks is illustrated and that one is centrally arranged. The lower end of the measure body 18 open and adapted to be closed by a swinging bottom'3 which is hingedas at 4 to a flange 5 formed on the rear side of the lower end of the body 1. Suitably secured to the free front portion of the bottom 3 is a'keeper 6 adapted to engage a pivoted catch 7 arranged upon the front of the body 1. Said keeper 6 is right angular in shape-andhas one arm disposed hor1zontally and secured to the bottom 3 and its free arm extending vertically is bent outwardly at right angles to rovide a shoulder 8, and then u' wardly an inwardly to provide an incline portion 9. The catch 7 is in the form of a lever pivoted intermediate its ends at. 10 between oppositely dis osed angular brackets 11 secured to the odyl. The catch lever is substantially as long as the measure body is high and its upper end forms a handle which permits its lower end tolbe readily released from the. keeper '6. This lower end of the catch lever is beveled as at 12 and has formed in its inner edge above the beveled portion a V shaped notch which provides a shoulder 13. The latter is adapted to engage the shoulder 8 onthe keeper 6 to retain the bottom 3 in its elevated or.

.is reinforced or guided by a leaf spring 14 .the-upper end 15 which is arranged beneath the angular brackets 11 and securedto the "body 1 and the'lower'free end which is bent at right angles to provide an outwardlyprojecting-arm 16 formed with a slot or opening 117 to receive the lower-i portion and catch ever 7.

For the purpose ofenablingthe measure to be convenle y hung upon'a barrel, box, bin,- or the like, I provide u on the top of its. rear side a suspendin hook which is preferably constructed as il ustrated in the drawings. This hook is made from a metal rod or heavy wire 'by bending a piece 'ofthe same upon itself at its center as shown at 18 and to rovide parallel portions 19 and then ben ing said portions u on themselves as shown at 20 to provide hoo arms 21. The ortions 18, 19 of the hook are secured to the ody 1 u on its outer side, by means of an attachmg p ate 22 the central portion of which is stamped with a recessto receive said portions 18, 19'

of the hook as clearly shown 1n Fig. 4. The

.The suspending hook ermits it to be readily hung wlthin a-barrel, in, .or the like, and the provision of the hinged or drop bottom and the catch for the same enables it to be quickly emptied without the necessity of removing it from its support or otherwise handling it. When the bottom 3 is swung up to its. closed position the catch 7 receives the keeper 6 and retains it in such position; and in'order to discharge the contents of the body it is only necessary to ress inwardly upon the upper handle end of the catch lever.

It will be understood that my improved measure maybe made in any size, and for measuring any substance.

"' 7 "Io'pe'rmit the bottom 3 of the measure to be conveniently raised to its closed position 5 1 may provide upon its upper face a hand piece or loop 24 and 1 may also provide' a cord or other flexible element 25 one end of which is attached to the ring or loop 24 and I its other end may hang out of the open top of Z will be seen that when the cord 25 is drawn 1 julpwardly the bottom 3 will be raised to its the 'i'neasu're Within convenient reach. It

osed position.

3 Hav ng thus described my invention what 1. A measure comprising a body, a hinged I claim is:

bottom for the same, a keeper secured to the A bottom and having an u 'wa'rdly projectin ,elined one on 25 we provided with a shou der and an incline l itsends upon the body, and'having at its portion, a catch lever pivoted intermediate 2. A measure comprising a body, and a of said rod and having its up er e suspending hook for the latter consisting of a rod bent upon itself to provide paralle ortions, the latter being bent upon themse ves to provide hook arms, an attaehin plate recessed to receive the united paralle e bent over the upper edge of the b0 y, an rivets uniting said attaching plate to the body.

3. A measure comprising a body, a hinged bottom for the same, a keeper secured to the bottom and having an ulpwardl projectin end provided with a shou der and an inclined portion, a catch lever pivoted intermediate its ends upon the body and havin at its lower end a shoulder and a beveled or .inclined portion,- a flat spring secured at one end to the body and having its free end bent outwardly and slotted to'receive the catch lever, a finger iece upon said bottom, and a cord connecte' to said finger piece and extending through the measure.

In testimony whereof I hereunto'afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' DAVID HOWE. Witnesses:

J. A. ERMINSON, LOUISE F. BONINE.

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